How much further would we be technologically if we had embraced Nikola Tesla’s ideas and not Thomas Edison’s?

January 18th, 2010

  Nikola Tesla was the father of alternating current (AC), which is the most common form of electricity today. Thomas Edison favored direct current (DC), the type of electricity in batteries. However at the beginning of the 20th century, Tesla invented and had perfected a method of transmitting electr [ ... ]

Nikola Tesla?

January 18th, 2010

  PeaceLovePink asked: Intriqued by the Prestige, I researched Nikola Tesla, the little known scientist that introduced science that was doubted then but is used now, like wireless communication and alternating currents. I know that he had many fanatical ideas about science, but were some of them? Wer [ ... ]

Which Mark Twain story was based on Nikola Tesla?

January 15th, 2010

  Renee asked: I have heard that one story by Mark Twain was based on his friendship and knowledge of Nikola Tesla’s experiments. Does anyone know which story/book that is? [ ... ]

When they become more affordable, would anyone buy an electric car like the Tesla Roadster?

January 13th, 2010

  Mrs. Bass asked: The car is beautiful, gets 250 miles to the charge, and they can go 0 to 60 in 4 seconds. [ ... ]

My bro and I have been arguing over who is better nikola tesla or thomas edison?

January 12th, 2010

  I believe tesla is better cause he created over 800 inventions, and edison took most of tesla’s inventions because tesla worked for him.Submited by:Mark [ ... ]

Why do the manufacturers like Tesla Motors charge so much for electric cars when common sense knows?

January 10th, 2010

  It is bogus overly inflated for a golf cart.Submited by:You take the blue pill Jackhole! [ ... ]

Was the Tesla Sedan a joint venture with Lotus as well?

January 10th, 2010

  IndianapolisGuy asked: I know the Tesla Roadster was a joint venture with Lotus and is being built in one of their plants in the UK. Is the situation the same with the Tesla Sedan? [ ... ]